Pell Grant program faces budget shortfall
HIGHER ED DIVE — The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the federal aid program could see a shortfall as high as $95 billion over the next decade.
Read More about Pell Grant program faces budget shortfallReport: rural universities provide significant return on investment to students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Rural colleges and universities tend to be more affordable and accessible and have shorter times to degree than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to a recent report by researchers at Boston College.
Read More about Report: rural universities provide significant return on investment to studentsDiversity, equity, and inclusion trainings at universities could face legal challenges
UC NEWS — If an employee believes that the job training they received requires them to support anti-racism theories, does that violate their free-speech rights? Perhaps. A federal appeals court in St. Louis heard arguments last week by two public school workers who believe so.
Read More about Diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings at universities could face legal challengesSurvey finds that students enrolled in graduate schools have higher income and better job opportunities
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Graduate students are looking for career advancement and an earnings premium when they enroll, and they judge their overall satisfaction with their program by their outcomes after graduation, new research from think tank Third Way and Global Strategy Group found.
Read More about Survey finds that students enrolled in graduate schools have higher income and better job opportunitiesSome student loan borrowers with less than $12,000 in debt to receive loan forgiveness
INVESTOPEDIA — Student loan borrowers who took out less than $12,000 to go to college and paid on their loans for 10 years are having their federal debts forgiven faster than they’d initially been told.
Read More about Some student loan borrowers with less than $12,000 in debt to receive loan forgivenessA look at donations made to universities over the past year
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Higher education institutions in the U.S. took in $58 billion in philanthropic support during fiscal year 2023, according to the latest Voluntary Support of Education survey by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE.
Read More about A look at donations made to universities over the past yearUniversity of Vermont program aims to build public confidence in higher education
NPR — University of Vermont students are providing hands-on help to rural towns in the state. It’s part of a trend to help build bridges between higher education and rural communities.
Read More about University of Vermont program aims to build public confidence in higher educationStudents and parents voice frustration over delays in FAFSA applications
AP NEWS — For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend.
Read More about Students and parents voice frustration over delays in FAFSA applicationsUS Education Department reduces FAFSA verification requirements for aid applicants following delays
THE HILL — The Department of Education announced new ways it is supporting colleges to ensure they can easily process its delayed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms Tuesday.
Read More about US Education Department reduces FAFSA verification requirements for aid applicants following delaysOpinion: Colleges should eliminate decision deadlines following FAFSA delays
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — The high school Class of 2024 faces yet another obstacle: a long delay in the process by which universities assess students’ eligibility for critical federal, state, and institutional financial aid.
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